A member of the Geary Community Hospital Board of Trustees, Mark Stenstrom, sounded a positive note this week on the future direction of the hospital.

Stenstrom noted the administration and board are doing things to ensure survival of the hospital, and are not treading water any more. He added that they have the ship turned around.

“The hospital struggled financially. I think there’s been some morale issues that go along with that. The finances are coming around. We’made an affiliation agreement which would help to ensure the future as well as the viability of the hospital long term. I think everything’s looking up.”

Stenstrom referred to the affiliation agreement between Geary Community Hospital and Stormont-Vail Healthcare in Topeka that was approved by the board’s of both hospitals this week.